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Newly Diagnosed

If you or someone you know has recently been diagnosed with myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN), you’re probably thinking hard about what to do next. Educating yourself and understanding the various treatment options that are explained on these pages is a good start. However, your most important decision is selecting where to get treatment.

Choosing Your Treatment Center

Myeloproliferative neoplasms are not a single disease but a collection of diseases. Through ongoing research, we are working to better understand the underlying mechanisms for the various types and the treatment options best suited for each.

Patients treated at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) receive state-of-the-art evaluation, including new research tools to pinpoint your diagnosis and determine where you are in the spectrum of bone marrow diseases.

You will be seen by a doctor called a hematologist whose area of expertise is MDS. Your doctor will explain your diagnosis and prognosis and will talk with you about your treatment options. Along with your doctor, your care team will include nurses, social workers, and people to provide psychological support and other forms of support for you and your family.

Your Long-Range Management Plan

Once your diagnosis is established, it’s important to develop an individualized long-range management plan. This means considering everything medical science has to offer you and determining how the various options should be used in your particular situation—including the optimum time to use each option. Your plan should also reflect how your disease is likely to progress, how your team will monitor disease progression, and what can be done if your disease reaches an advanced stage, when more aggressive treatment might be indicated.

At SCCA, you can expect expertly delivered care as well and access to new therapies being explored in clinical studies conducted at SCCA and its founding organizations, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and UW Medicine.

We view treatment as a collaborative effort. Your doctors will discuss all options with you and offer you a plan for the long-range management of your specific disease. Your plan will be tailored to you and take into account your general health, lifestyle, and personal preferences.

Make an Appointment

Make an appointment to be seen at SCCA, or ask your doctor to call us at (800) 804-8824 (toll-free) or (206) 288-SCCA (7222) to talk about your condition and treatment options.